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Re: Seat Riding Height

To: mgs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Seat Riding Height
From: Alan Lott <lottala@mail.auburn.edu>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 12:09:36 -0600
>>BTW- a local specialist recommended replacing the 1/4" wood strip that 
>>goes under the seat mounting rails with a 1" strip.  Has anyone heard 
>>of/done this?
>
>The PO of my car installed some C channel aluminum to raise the driver's 
>seat about an inch...

Don't know if this is a consideration for anyone else, but when I finally
get around to refinishing my seats, I'm going to make sure they remain as
low as possible. Why? Well, many years ago (in a performance driving book),
I read that the lower you sit in a car (closer to the center of gravity or
roll center, I forget which...maybe they're the same) the more "feel" you
will have for the car under cornering (especially hard cornering)
conditions. So, I tried lowering my seat. Man, what a difference. Now when
I buy a car, the first thing I do is try to lower the seat. Ideally, I
don't like to even be able to see the hood, and just barely over the wheel
would be great (although this is a little extreme for street applications).
Just my .02 worth.  :)




Regards,

Alan Lott

1971 MGB


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